October 15, 2012, 11:09AM

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will take up an appeal from Arizona over its requirement that people prove they are American citizens before registering to vote. The justices on Monday said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked the law in some instances. A 12-member panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 10:02AM

Algiers voters go to the polls in November to decide whether a businessman, a lawyer or a clerk will succeed Marty Broussard as the next clerk of Second City Court, which has jurisdiction over small claims and tenant-landlord disputes on the city's West Bank. Broussard left the post he has held for almost 18 years to run for Second... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 10:01AM

Here are the candidates for clerk of Second City Court in Algiers. The election is Nov. 6. VAN HOWENSTINE Personal Political Philosophy and platform More information ADAM STEWART LAMBERT Personal Political Philosophy and platform More information DARREN LOMBARD Personal Political Philosophy and platform More information Here are the candidates for clerk of Second City Court of New Orleans in Algiers.... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 9:13AM

Electronic signs continue to divide some businesses and neighborhood activists in Jefferson Parish. With the Parish Council set to consider new regulations Oct. 24, CityBusiness has an update. Meanwhile, Jefferson Parish has a new program to help elderly and disabled people with home repairs. WWL radio carries The Associated Press report. Full story »

October 15, 2012, 8:37AM

The parish's spending plan for 2013 and hiring an attorney to represent St. Charles Parish in a lawsuit filed by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu are among the items up for discussion at Monday's St. Charles Parish Council meeting. The Parish Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the courthouse, 15045 River Road, Hahnville. The Parish Council... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 7:36AM

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will face off in a debate rematch Tuesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The 90-minute event will begin at 8 p.m. CDT. The second of three scheduled presidential debates will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues.... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 7:32AM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- With the White House race barreling toward the finish, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were staying out of the spotlight Monday, underscoring the intense focus each campaign is placing on the second presidential debate. Obama's campaign, seeking to rebound from a dismal first debate, promised a more energetic president would take the stage... Full story »

October 15, 2012, 6:58AM

BATON ROUGE -- Anyone thinking the end of the 2012 presidential election cycle will lessen Gov. Bobby Jindal's out-of-state travel and return his focus squarely to Louisiana likely can put those assumptions aside. Jindal's been tapped to lead the Republican Governors Association next year, a position that can bolster his political ambitions, help him stay in the national spotlight... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 10:01PM

BOWIE, Md. -- Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police captain, and her partner, Leia Burks, hinge on whether Marylanders make history Nov. 6 by voting to legalize same-sex marriage. A "yes" vote, and the wedding is... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 9:26PM

ELON, N.C. -- Elon University's Student Government Association has voted to get rid of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on campus because the restaurant chain's president is against gay marriage. The association voted 35-11 to ask its food vendor to find another restaurant to take its place. The decision now goes to the executive president of Elon's Student Government Association, Darien... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 7:37PM

BATON ROUGE -- A letter obtained by The Advocate contradicts a Jindal administration statement that it doesn't tell state agencies how to answer public records requests. The letter from W. Shelby McKenzie, an outside attorney for the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, says Gov. Bobby Jindal's top lawyer suggested using the "deliberative process privilege" to withhold documents about... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 7:22PM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who remained an influential figure in his country's politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, died on Monday. He was 89. Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Sihanouk died of natural causes in Beijing, where he had traveled for medical treatment earlier this year. Prince Sisowath Thomico,... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 6:41PM

DENVER -- Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says cameras are in the area of the campaign office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street near Denver's downtown, and investigators are poring over the tapes for any... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 6:34PM

WASHINGTON -- A closely divided Supreme Court. Four justices in their 70s. Presidential candidates with dramatically different views of the ideal high court nominee. And yet, until late in Thursday's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, hardly a word about the court had passed the candidates' lips. When the presidential candidates debated... Full story »

October 14, 2012, 5:18PM

BATON ROUGE -- A $203,543 Louisiana Lottery Easy 5 jackpot won in May has yet to be claimed. As of Friday no one has claimed the prize from the May 16, 2012, drawing. The winning ticket was bought at The Sunshine Truck and Casino Plaza on Highway 70 West in St. James. The numbers drawn were: 10, 16, 20,... Full story »